Why Aren't Vendors Transparent in their Prices?

sapphire27 : Wow… that’s ridiculous!! See, I don’t want to waste my time with a Skype call either if I don’t know if I’ll even be able to pursue them further or not. I saw one photographer who even just said “brides spend an average of $XXX on our services, but there are a number of different packages and options.” Even that is incredibly helpful without even naming a price for what I’m looking for or want!

PrincessShelly : I get that.. but if I send a picture, tell my season, etc, I think it’s possible to say “on AVERAGE, $50-$300” there’s a big difference between different florists if their averages are around $200 rather than $700

anabee323 : Yep, I 100% understand that, and that’s why as a consumer it makes me more upset. I’m involved in marketing so I understand (and dont mean to zound haughty but perhaps am a bit more savvy in than the average consumer??) and so that’s why I don’t want to buy into that.

I get it if they try it that once- call us and we’ll talk! But if I come back again and say no thanks, just looking for prices… the jig is up! Can you just tell me? Otherwise they’re be shady and losing my business. But I guess that’s their prerogative…

sweetsweetdee : It was super annoying, I probably had about 5 awkward skype calls with different photographers. One of the things that drew me to our photographer in the first place was that she was one of the very few vendors that actually included a standard pricing list on their website. But then that was full of loopholes and tricks as well! E.g. a “free” engagement shoot came with our package, but we would have had to pay a lot extra for any of the photos.